Patna Dental College and Hospital - Patna was set up by the Government of Bihar under the guidance and Principal of Late Dr. R.P. Lall on September 9, 1960 in the premises of Patna Medical College and Hospital.
Patna Dental College and Hospital - Patna is located in its own building and is situated in the heart of the city on the bank of the holy river Ganga adjacent to PMCH on main Ashok Rajpath. Patna Dental College and Hospital offers Bachelor of Dental Surgery
.....Continuing reading (BDS) and Master degree in Dental Surgery (MDS) and Certificate courses in Dental Hygiene and Dental Mechanics. The College and Hospital is well set with the newest technology and provides one of the best education and treatment in the field of dental science. Patna Dental College and Hospital is the only Government Dental Institution in the state of Bihar in the city of Patna that offers BDS Course with 40 admissions per year and is permanently affiliated to the Patna University.
Patna Dental College and Hospital - Patna is known by the Dental Council of India and Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Government of India. Community Dentistry of Patna Dental College and Hospital outreach dental screening & services camps are arranged frequently in various rural areas, urban slums, schools, colonies & N.G.O run institutions. Primary & preventive dental care, different community health education programmes are conducted frequently during Health Melas, Oral health month celebrations etc. Epidemiological studies are taken up in collaboration with other agencies. Undergraduate teaching & training in the specialty of Community Dentistry, tooth whitening (Bleaching), Smile designing using a wide range of natural shaded composite materials, Surgical endodontic, Apicoectomy, Intentional re-implantation, Oral, Medicine & Dental Radiology of Diagnosis of oral & dental lesions and their early detection, Medical management precancerous lesions of mouth and other infective inflammatory, Neoplastic oral lesions, Radiological investigation of oral and dental structures related to diagnosing different dental disease and anomalies are taught.
The bachelor of Dental Surgery-BDS is a full time four years Graduate course. Patna Dental College and Hospital - Patna has taken necessary steps to follow the above revised curriculum from forth coming session. The Postgraduate (MDS) degree courses imparted by this college in the subject of prosthodontics and Oral Pathology have been duly accepted by Dental Council of India. Currently admissions in MDS in Oral Pathology have been stopped and four seats are available in the subject of Prosthodontics. The Certificate courses that are offered are of two years duration after passing Secondary school examination from a recognized board.
Admission to BDS, MDS and Certificate courses available at Patna Dental College and Hospital - Patna is given on the basis of competitive examination conducted by Department of Health, Government of Bihar and by the Ministry of Health, Government of India through All India Competitive Test. In BDS course 10 seats are taken by Government of Jharkhand.....Reading in short